Islanders’ 1972-73 Inaugural Season Revisited Ryan Gagne | September 7, 2021 The NHL is about to embark on its 104th season, welcoming a brand new club, the Seattle Kraken, into the fold. The league once had six teams (the Original Six…
First-Year Islanders Shocked Big, Bad Bruins 48 Years Ago John Kreiser | January 17, 2021 It’s somehow appropriate that the New York Islanders play the Boston Bruins on Monday. Of the tens of thousands of NHL games played since the league was founded in 1917,…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Leafs Come Back to Tie Habs Rick Cole | November 11, 2015 It was a busy Wednesday evening in the National Hockey League, as all six clubs saw action. Two of the three games ended in ties, with Toronto and Montreal battling…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: DeJordy Demoted By Hawks Rick Cole | October 16, 2015 Chicago Black Hawks goaltender Denis DeJordy, who enjoyed a fine NHL rookie season in 1964-65, finds himself headed to the St. Louis Braves of the CPHL today. DeJordy was farmed…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Rookie Goaler Bests Leafs Rick Cole | February 25, 2015 Rookie goalie Jack Norris played the finest game of his brief NHL career last night to lead the Boston Bruins to a 3-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs at Maple…